Let's roll up our sleeves and solve this. We have 888 and we're going to multiply it by 490, essentially adding 888 to itself 490 times.
Step 1: 0 + 888 = 888
Step 2: 888 + 888 = 1776
Step 3: 1776 + 888 = 2664
Step 4: 2664 + 888 = 3552
Step 5: 3552 + 888 = 4440
Step 6: 4440 + 888 = 5328
Step 7: 5328 + 888 = 6216
Step 8: 6216 + 888 = 7104
Step 9: 7104 + 888 = 7992
Step 10: 7992 + 888 = 8880
Step 11: 8880 + 888 = 9768
Step 12: 9768 + 888 = 10656
Step 13: 10656 + 888 = 11544
Step 14: 11544 + 888 = 12432
Step 15: 12432 + 888 = 13320
Step 16: 13320 + 888 = 14208
Step 17: 14208 + 888 = 15096
Step 18: 15096 + 888 = 15984
Step 19: 15984 + 888 = 16872
Step 20: 16872 + 888 = 17760
Step 21: 17760 + 888 = 18648
Step 22: 18648 + 888 = 19536
Step 23: 19536 + 888 = 20424
Step 24: 20424 + 888 = 21312
Step 25: 21312 + 888 = 22200
Step 26: 22200 + 888 = 23088
Step 27: 23088 + 888 = 23976
Step 28: 23976 + 888 = 24864
Step 29: 24864 + 888 = 25752
Step 30: 25752 + 888 = 26640
Step 31: 26640 + 888 = 27528
Step 32: 27528 + 888 = 28416
Step 33: 28416 + 888 = 29304
Step 34: 29304 + 888 = 30192
Step 35: 30192 + 888 = 31080
Step 36: 31080 + 888 = 31968
Step 37: 31968 + 888 = 32856
Step 38: 32856 + 888 = 33744
Step 39: 33744 + 888 = 34632
Step 40: 34632 + 888 = 35520
Step 41: 35520 + 888 = 36408
Step 42: 36408 + 888 = 37296
Step 43: 37296 + 888 = 38184
Step 44: 38184 + 888 = 39072
Step 45: 39072 + 888 = 39960
Step 46: 39960 + 888 = 40848
Step 47: 40848 + 888 = 41736
Step 48: 41736 + 888 = 42624
Step 49: 42624 + 888 = 43512
Step 50: 43512 + 888 = 44400
Step 51: 44400 + 888 = 45288
Step 52: 45288 + 888 = 46176
Step 53: 46176 + 888 = 47064
Step 54: 47064 + 888 = 47952
Step 55: 47952 + 888 = 48840
Step 56: 48840 + 888 = 49728
Step 57: 49728 + 888 = 50616
Step 58: 50616 + 888 = 51504
Step 59: 51504 + 888 = 52392
Step 60: 52392 + 888 = 53280
Step 61: 53280 + 888 = 54168
Step 62: 54168 + 888 = 55056
Step 63: 55056 + 888 = 55944
Step 64: 55944 + 888 = 56832
Step 65: 56832 + 888 = 57720
Step 66: 57720 + 888 = 58608
Step 67: 58608 + 888 = 59496
Step 68: 59496 + 888 = 60384
Step 69: 60384 + 888 = 61272
Step 70: 61272 + 888 = 62160
Step 71: 62160 + 888 = 63048
Step 72: 63048 + 888 = 63936
Step 73: 63936 + 888 = 64824
Step 74: 64824 + 888 = 65712
Step 75: 65712 + 888 = 66600
Step 76: 66600 + 888 = 67488
Step 77: 67488 + 888 = 68376
Step 78: 68376 + 888 = 69264
Step 79: 69264 + 888 = 70152
Step 80: 70152 + 888 = 71040
Step 81: 71040 + 888 = 71928
Step 82: 71928 + 888 = 72816
Step 83: 72816 + 888 = 73704
Step 84: 73704 + 888 = 74592
Step 85: 74592 + 888 = 75480
Step 86: 75480 + 888 = 76368
Step 87: 76368 + 888 = 77256
Step 88: 77256 + 888 = 78144
Step 89: 78144 + 888 = 79032
Step 90: 79032 + 888 = 79920
Step 91: 79920 + 888 = 80808
Step 92: 80808 + 888 = 81696
Step 93: 81696 + 888 = 82584
Step 94: 82584 + 888 = 83472
Step 95: 83472 + 888 = 84360
Step 96: 84360 + 888 = 85248
Step 97: 85248 + 888 = 86136
Step 98: 86136 + 888 = 87024
Step 99: 87024 + 888 = 87912
Step 100: 87912 + 888 = 88800
Step 101: 88800 + 888 = 89688
Step 102: 89688 + 888 = 90576
Step 103: 90576 + 888 = 91464
Step 104: 91464 + 888 = 92352
Step 105: 92352 + 888 = 93240
Step 106: 93240 + 888 = 94128
Step 107: 94128 + 888 = 95016
Step 108: 95016 + 888 = 95904
Step 109: 95904 + 888 = 96792
Step 110: 96792 + 888 = 97680
Step 111: 97680 + 888 = 98568
Step 112: 98568 + 888 = 99456
Step 113: 99456 + 888 = 100344
Step 114: 100344 + 888 = 101232
Step 115: 101232 + 888 = 102120
Step 116: 102120 + 888 = 103008
Step 117: 103008 + 888 = 103896
Step 118: 103896 + 888 = 104784
Step 119: 104784 + 888 = 105672
Step 120: 105672 + 888 = 106560
Step 121: 106560 + 888 = 107448
Step 122: 107448 + 888 = 108336
Step 123: 108336 + 888 = 109224
Step 124: 109224 + 888 = 110112
Step 125: 110112 + 888 = 111000
Step 126: 111000 + 888 = 111888
Step 127: 111888 + 888 = 112776
Step 128: 112776 + 888 = 113664
Step 129: 113664 + 888 = 114552
Step 130: 114552 + 888 = 115440
Step 131: 115440 + 888 = 116328
Step 132: 116328 + 888 = 117216
Step 133: 117216 + 888 = 118104
Step 134: 118104 + 888 = 118992
Step 135: 118992 + 888 = 119880
Step 136: 119880 + 888 = 120768
Step 137: 120768 + 888 = 121656
Step 138: 121656 + 888 = 122544
Step 139: 122544 + 888 = 123432
Step 140: 123432 + 888 = 124320
Step 141: 124320 + 888 = 125208
Step 142: 125208 + 888 = 126096
Step 143: 126096 + 888 = 126984
Step 144: 126984 + 888 = 127872
Step 145: 127872 + 888 = 128760
Step 146: 128760 + 888 = 129648
Step 147: 129648 + 888 = 130536
Step 148: 130536 + 888 = 131424
Step 149: 131424 + 888 = 132312
Step 150: 132312 + 888 = 133200
Step 151: 133200 + 888 = 134088
Step 152: 134088 + 888 = 134976
Step 153: 134976 + 888 = 135864
Step 154: 135864 + 888 = 136752
Step 155: 136752 + 888 = 137640
Step 156: 137640 + 888 = 138528
Step 157: 138528 + 888 = 139416
Step 158: 139416 + 888 = 140304
Step 159: 140304 + 888 = 141192
Step 160: 141192 + 888 = 142080
Step 161: 142080 + 888 = 142968
Step 162: 142968 + 888 = 143856
Step 163: 143856 + 888 = 144744
Step 164: 144744 + 888 = 145632
Step 165: 145632 + 888 = 146520
Step 166: 146520 + 888 = 147408
Step 167: 147408 + 888 = 148296
Step 168: 148296 + 888 = 149184
Step 169: 149184 + 888 = 150072
Step 170: 150072 + 888 = 150960
Step 171: 150960 + 888 = 151848
Step 172: 151848 + 888 = 152736
Step 173: 152736 + 888 = 153624
Step 174: 153624 + 888 = 154512
Step 175: 154512 + 888 = 155400
Step 176: 155400 + 888 = 156288
Step 177: 156288 + 888 = 157176
Step 178: 157176 + 888 = 158064
Step 179: 158064 + 888 = 158952
Step 180: 158952 + 888 = 159840
Step 181: 159840 + 888 = 160728
Step 182: 160728 + 888 = 161616
Step 183: 161616 + 888 = 162504
Step 184: 162504 + 888 = 163392
Step 185: 163392 + 888 = 164280
Step 186: 164280 + 888 = 165168
Step 187: 165168 + 888 = 166056
Step 188: 166056 + 888 = 166944
Step 189: 166944 + 888 = 167832
Step 190: 167832 + 888 = 168720
Step 191: 168720 + 888 = 169608
Step 192: 169608 + 888 = 170496
Step 193: 170496 + 888 = 171384
Step 194: 171384 + 888 = 172272
Step 195: 172272 + 888 = 173160
Step 196: 173160 + 888 = 174048
Step 197: 174048 + 888 = 174936
Step 198: 174936 + 888 = 175824
Step 199: 175824 + 888 = 176712
Step 200: 176712 + 888 = 177600
Step 201: 177600 + 888 = 178488
Step 202: 178488 + 888 = 179376
Step 203: 179376 + 888 = 180264
Step 204: 180264 + 888 = 181152
Step 205: 181152 + 888 = 182040
Step 206: 182040 + 888 = 182928
Step 207: 182928 + 888 = 183816
Step 208: 183816 + 888 = 184704
Step 209: 184704 + 888 = 185592
Step 210: 185592 + 888 = 186480
Step 211: 186480 + 888 = 187368
Step 212: 187368 + 888 = 188256
Step 213: 188256 + 888 = 189144
Step 214: 189144 + 888 = 190032
Step 215: 190032 + 888 = 190920
Step 216: 190920 + 888 = 191808
Step 217: 191808 + 888 = 192696
Step 218: 192696 + 888 = 193584
Step 219: 193584 + 888 = 194472
Step 220: 194472 + 888 = 195360
Step 221: 195360 + 888 = 196248
Step 222: 196248 + 888 = 197136
Step 223: 197136 + 888 = 198024
Step 224: 198024 + 888 = 198912
Step 225: 198912 + 888 = 199800
Step 226: 199800 + 888 = 200688
Step 227: 200688 + 888 = 201576
Step 228: 201576 + 888 = 202464
Step 229: 202464 + 888 = 203352
Step 230: 203352 + 888 = 204240
Step 231: 204240 + 888 = 205128
Step 232: 205128 + 888 = 206016
Step 233: 206016 + 888 = 206904
Step 234: 206904 + 888 = 207792
Step 235: 207792 + 888 = 208680
Step 236: 208680 + 888 = 209568
Step 237: 209568 + 888 = 210456
Step 238: 210456 + 888 = 211344
Step 239: 211344 + 888 = 212232
Step 240: 212232 + 888 = 213120
Step 241: 213120 + 888 = 214008
Step 242: 214008 + 888 = 214896
Step 243: 214896 + 888 = 215784
Step 244: 215784 + 888 = 216672
Step 245: 216672 + 888 = 217560
Step 246: 217560 + 888 = 218448
Step 247: 218448 + 888 = 219336
Step 248: 219336 + 888 = 220224
Step 249: 220224 + 888 = 221112
Step 250: 221112 + 888 = 222000
Step 251: 222000 + 888 = 222888
Step 252: 222888 + 888 = 223776
Step 253: 223776 + 888 = 224664
Step 254: 224664 + 888 = 225552
Step 255: 225552 + 888 = 226440
Step 256: 226440 + 888 = 227328
Step 257: 227328 + 888 = 228216
Step 258: 228216 + 888 = 229104
Step 259: 229104 + 888 = 229992
Step 260: 229992 + 888 = 230880
Step 261: 230880 + 888 = 231768
Step 262: 231768 + 888 = 232656
Step 263: 232656 + 888 = 233544
Step 264: 233544 + 888 = 234432
Step 265: 234432 + 888 = 235320
Step 266: 235320 + 888 = 236208
Step 267: 236208 + 888 = 237096
Step 268: 237096 + 888 = 237984
Step 269: 237984 + 888 = 238872
Step 270: 238872 + 888 = 239760
Step 271: 239760 + 888 = 240648
Step 272: 240648 + 888 = 241536
Step 273: 241536 + 888 = 242424
Step 274: 242424 + 888 = 243312
Step 275: 243312 + 888 = 244200
Step 276: 244200 + 888 = 245088
Step 277: 245088 + 888 = 245976
Step 278: 245976 + 888 = 246864
Step 279: 246864 + 888 = 247752
Step 280: 247752 + 888 = 248640
Step 281: 248640 + 888 = 249528
Step 282: 249528 + 888 = 250416
Step 283: 250416 + 888 = 251304
Step 284: 251304 + 888 = 252192
Step 285: 252192 + 888 = 253080
Step 286: 253080 + 888 = 253968
Step 287: 253968 + 888 = 254856
Step 288: 254856 + 888 = 255744
Step 289: 255744 + 888 = 256632
Step 290: 256632 + 888 = 257520
Step 291: 257520 + 888 = 258408
Step 292: 258408 + 888 = 259296
Step 293: 259296 + 888 = 260184
Step 294: 260184 + 888 = 261072
Step 295: 261072 + 888 = 261960
Step 296: 261960 + 888 = 262848
Step 297: 262848 + 888 = 263736
Step 298: 263736 + 888 = 264624
Step 299: 264624 + 888 = 265512
Step 300: 265512 + 888 = 266400
Step 301: 266400 + 888 = 267288
Step 302: 267288 + 888 = 268176
Step 303: 268176 + 888 = 269064
Step 304: 269064 + 888 = 269952
Step 305: 269952 + 888 = 270840
Step 306: 270840 + 888 = 271728
Step 307: 271728 + 888 = 272616
Step 308: 272616 + 888 = 273504
Step 309: 273504 + 888 = 274392
Step 310: 274392 + 888 = 275280
Step 311: 275280 + 888 = 276168
Step 312: 276168 + 888 = 277056
Step 313: 277056 + 888 = 277944
Step 314: 277944 + 888 = 278832
Step 315: 278832 + 888 = 279720
Step 316: 279720 + 888 = 280608
Step 317: 280608 + 888 = 281496
Step 318: 281496 + 888 = 282384
Step 319: 282384 + 888 = 283272
Step 320: 283272 + 888 = 284160
Step 321: 284160 + 888 = 285048
Step 322: 285048 + 888 = 285936
Step 323: 285936 + 888 = 286824
Step 324: 286824 + 888 = 287712
Step 325: 287712 + 888 = 288600
Step 326: 288600 + 888 = 289488
Step 327: 289488 + 888 = 290376
Step 328: 290376 + 888 = 291264
Step 329: 291264 + 888 = 292152
Step 330: 292152 + 888 = 293040
Step 331: 293040 + 888 = 293928
Step 332: 293928 + 888 = 294816
Step 333: 294816 + 888 = 295704
Step 334: 295704 + 888 = 296592
Step 335: 296592 + 888 = 297480
Step 336: 297480 + 888 = 298368
Step 337: 298368 + 888 = 299256
Step 338: 299256 + 888 = 300144
Step 339: 300144 + 888 = 301032
Step 340: 301032 + 888 = 301920
Step 341: 301920 + 888 = 302808
Step 342: 302808 + 888 = 303696
Step 343: 303696 + 888 = 304584
Step 344: 304584 + 888 = 305472
Step 345: 305472 + 888 = 306360
Step 346: 306360 + 888 = 307248
Step 347: 307248 + 888 = 308136
Step 348: 308136 + 888 = 309024
Step 349: 309024 + 888 = 309912
Step 350: 309912 + 888 = 310800
Step 351: 310800 + 888 = 311688
Step 352: 311688 + 888 = 312576
Step 353: 312576 + 888 = 313464
Step 354: 313464 + 888 = 314352
Step 355: 314352 + 888 = 315240
Step 356: 315240 + 888 = 316128
Step 357: 316128 + 888 = 317016
Step 358: 317016 + 888 = 317904
Step 359: 317904 + 888 = 318792
Step 360: 318792 + 888 = 319680
Step 361: 319680 + 888 = 320568
Step 362: 320568 + 888 = 321456
Step 363: 321456 + 888 = 322344
Step 364: 322344 + 888 = 323232
Step 365: 323232 + 888 = 324120
Step 366: 324120 + 888 = 325008
Step 367: 325008 + 888 = 325896
Step 368: 325896 + 888 = 326784
Step 369: 326784 + 888 = 327672
Step 370: 327672 + 888 = 328560
Step 371: 328560 + 888 = 329448
Step 372: 329448 + 888 = 330336
Step 373: 330336 + 888 = 331224
Step 374: 331224 + 888 = 332112
Step 375: 332112 + 888 = 333000
Step 376: 333000 + 888 = 333888
Step 377: 333888 + 888 = 334776
Step 378: 334776 + 888 = 335664
Step 379: 335664 + 888 = 336552
Step 380: 336552 + 888 = 337440
Step 381: 337440 + 888 = 338328
Step 382: 338328 + 888 = 339216
Step 383: 339216 + 888 = 340104
Step 384: 340104 + 888 = 340992
Step 385: 340992 + 888 = 341880
Step 386: 341880 + 888 = 342768
Step 387: 342768 + 888 = 343656
Step 388: 343656 + 888 = 344544
Step 389: 344544 + 888 = 345432
Step 390: 345432 + 888 = 346320
Step 391: 346320 + 888 = 347208
Step 392: 347208 + 888 = 348096
Step 393: 348096 + 888 = 348984
Step 394: 348984 + 888 = 349872
Step 395: 349872 + 888 = 350760
Step 396: 350760 + 888 = 351648
Step 397: 351648 + 888 = 352536
Step 398: 352536 + 888 = 353424
Step 399: 353424 + 888 = 354312
Step 400: 354312 + 888 = 355200
Step 401: 355200 + 888 = 356088
Step 402: 356088 + 888 = 356976
Step 403: 356976 + 888 = 357864
Step 404: 357864 + 888 = 358752
Step 405: 358752 + 888 = 359640
Step 406: 359640 + 888 = 360528
Step 407: 360528 + 888 = 361416
Step 408: 361416 + 888 = 362304
Step 409: 362304 + 888 = 363192
Step 410: 363192 + 888 = 364080
Step 411: 364080 + 888 = 364968
Step 412: 364968 + 888 = 365856
Step 413: 365856 + 888 = 366744
Step 414: 366744 + 888 = 367632
Step 415: 367632 + 888 = 368520
Step 416: 368520 + 888 = 369408
Step 417: 369408 + 888 = 370296
Step 418: 370296 + 888 = 371184
Step 419: 371184 + 888 = 372072
Step 420: 372072 + 888 = 372960
Step 421: 372960 + 888 = 373848
Step 422: 373848 + 888 = 374736
Step 423: 374736 + 888 = 375624
Step 424: 375624 + 888 = 376512
Step 425: 376512 + 888 = 377400
Step 426: 377400 + 888 = 378288
Step 427: 378288 + 888 = 379176
Step 428: 379176 + 888 = 380064
Step 429: 380064 + 888 = 380952
Step 430: 380952 + 888 = 381840
Step 431: 381840 + 888 = 382728
Step 432: 382728 + 888 = 383616
Step 433: 383616 + 888 = 384504
Step 434: 384504 + 888 = 385392
Step 435: 385392 + 888 = 386280
Step 436: 386280 + 888 = 387168
Step 437: 387168 + 888 = 388056
Step 438: 388056 + 888 = 388944
Step 439: 388944 + 888 = 389832
Step 440: 389832 + 888 = 390720
Step 441: 390720 + 888 = 391608
Step 442: 391608 + 888 = 392496
Step 443: 392496 + 888 = 393384
Step 444: 393384 + 888 = 394272
Step 445: 394272 + 888 = 395160
Step 446: 395160 + 888 = 396048
Step 447: 396048 + 888 = 396936
Step 448: 396936 + 888 = 397824
Step 449: 397824 + 888 = 398712
Step 450: 398712 + 888 = 399600
Step 451: 399600 + 888 = 400488
Step 452: 400488 + 888 = 401376
Step 453: 401376 + 888 = 402264
Step 454: 402264 + 888 = 403152
Step 455: 403152 + 888 = 404040
Step 456: 404040 + 888 = 404928
Step 457: 404928 + 888 = 405816
Step 458: 405816 + 888 = 406704
Step 459: 406704 + 888 = 407592
Step 460: 407592 + 888 = 408480
Step 461: 408480 + 888 = 409368
Step 462: 409368 + 888 = 410256
Step 463: 410256 + 888 = 411144
Step 464: 411144 + 888 = 412032
Step 465: 412032 + 888 = 412920
Step 466: 412920 + 888 = 413808
Step 467: 413808 + 888 = 414696
Step 468: 414696 + 888 = 415584
Step 469: 415584 + 888 = 416472
Step 470: 416472 + 888 = 417360
Step 471: 417360 + 888 = 418248
Step 472: 418248 + 888 = 419136
Step 473: 419136 + 888 = 420024
Step 474: 420024 + 888 = 420912
Step 475: 420912 + 888 = 421800
Step 476: 421800 + 888 = 422688
Step 477: 422688 + 888 = 423576
Step 478: 423576 + 888 = 424464
Step 479: 424464 + 888 = 425352
Step 480: 425352 + 888 = 426240
Step 481: 426240 + 888 = 427128
Step 482: 427128 + 888 = 428016
Step 483: 428016 + 888 = 428904
Step 484: 428904 + 888 = 429792
Step 485: 429792 + 888 = 430680
Step 486: 430680 + 888 = 431568
Step 487: 431568 + 888 = 432456
Step 488: 432456 + 888 = 433344
Step 489: 433344 + 888 = 434232
Step 490: 434232 + 888 = 435120

So, 888*490 = 435120